swick

See also: Swick

Scots

Alternative forms

• sweck, sweek, swyk

Etymology 1

From Old Scots swik (“deceit”), from Middle English swik, swic (“deceit”), from Old English swic (“deception, illusion”), from Proto-Germanic *swiką (“deception, deceit”), from Proto-Indo-European *sweyg- (“to bend, turn, sway, swerve, dodge”). Cognate with Danish svig (“fraud, deceit, deception”), Norwegian svik (“betrayal”), Icelandic svik (“fraud, deceit, deception, betrayal”).

Noun

swick (plural swicks)

1. Deceit; fraud.
2. A trick; an act of cheating or swindling.

Etymology 2

From Middle English swiken (“to deceive”), from Old English swīcan and swician (“to deceive, cheat, swindle, wander”), related to English swike. More at swike.

Verb

swick (third-person singular simple present swicks, present participle swickin, simple past swickt, past participle swickt)

1. To cheat; swindle; deceive